Archibald (Douglas) Fifth Earl of Angus (abt. 1449 - 1513)

Born about Aug 1449 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Boyd) Boyd Countess of Angus — married 4 Mar 1468 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died Oct 1513 at about age 64 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Biography

Archibald (Douglas) Fifth Earl of Angus is a member of Clan Douglas.

Archibald Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Archibald (Douglas) Fifth Earl of Angus is Notable.

Archibald was the son of George Douglas^[1][2] and Isabel (Sibbald) Douglas^[3] born between Jun and Nov 1449.^[1] He became the 5th Earl Angus at age fourteen^[1] and later earned the nickname ;'Bell the Cat.'^[2]

He married Elizabeth Boyd, daughter of Robert Boyd,^[4] 1st Lord Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland and Mariota Maxwell, on 4 March 1468. Elizabeth died before 1498 with issue of four sons and three daughters:^[4]

1. George, Master of Angus, b. c 1469, d. 9 Sep 1513
2. Sir William of Glenbervie, d. 9 Sep 1513
3. Gavin, Bishop of Dunkfield b. c 1474, d. Sep 1522
4. Archibald of Kilspindie, a.k.a. Graysteel, Treasurer of Scotland d. c 1535
5. Marion, m. Cuthbert Cunningham, Lord Kilmaurs on 24 Jun 1492, d. a Jul 1511
6. Elizaabeth, m Robert Lyle on 19 Jun 1493.
7. Janet, m. Andrew Herries on 25 Nov 1495, d. b 25 Feb 1500

He married Janet Kennedy, daughter of John Lord Kennedy on in 1498.^[4] The marriage was either never completely enacted or somehow ended as he married Katherine Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling, 2nd Laird of Keir and Margaret Crichton, on or about 1 June 1500. They separated or divorced in 1512.^[2]

He died towards the end of October 1513 at Whithorn, Wigtownshire, aged about sixty-four.^[5][2]

Research Notes

"Archibald 'Bell the Cat' Douglas, 5th Earl Angus died between 29 November 1513 and 31 January 1514 at Priory of Whithorn." Not sure where that came from...saving.

A contract for the marriage of Archibald 'Bell the Cat' Douglas, 5th Earl Angus and Janet Kennedy was signed before 20 July 1498.^{[6] [7]}

Norman Macdougall in James IV covers the relationship between both Archibald Douglas and James IV and he's very clear that Janet Kennedy never married Archibald Douglas, both describing her as his mistress and explicitly saying they were not married. ^[8]

Research Notes

• Marlyn_Lewis: Archibald Douglas

• The Peerage: Archibald Douglas

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 178
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Douglases : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston, 1907m Archive.org, p. 40
3. ↑ Lee, Sidney, ed,"Dictionary of National Biography", London: Smith Elder & Co., 1888, Vol. XV, Archive.org, p. 268
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 183
5. ↑ Macdougall, Norman. 2004 "Douglas, Archibald [nicknamed Bell-the-Cat, fifth earl of Angus (c. 1449–1513), magnate and rebel."] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
6. ↑ Richardson, Douglas, "Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2011, Ed. 2 Vol. III, p. 592.
7. ↑ Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I, p. 670
8. ↑ MacDougall, Norman, "James IV", East Lothian: Tuckwell Press Ltd., 1997, pp. 162-163

See also:

• Wikipedia: Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus

• Wikidata: Item Q633145

• Encyclopedia.com:Norman McDougall: Archibald Douglas